Paying your fees

Tuition fee loans

If you're a UK student, you can apply for a tuition fee loan to fund your university tuition fees, as several courses are available for support. It is your individual responsibility to apply for funding and in doing so find out if your course is eligible. You'll also need to find out if you're eligible for funding from student finance.

If you have previously had support from student finance or have a previous award, you may have your funding affected for new applications. If a student finance loan is not available, then you'll be expected to pay fees directly to UCLan whilst studying. Loans are available at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

View our tuition fee policy

Taught courses Postgraduate research

Self funding study

If you're paying your own fees there are a range of payment options available to you. This will depend on the type of study you are undertaking and your nationality.

It's important that you keep your contact information such as address, phone number and email address current through MyUCLan.

Letters of sponsorship

If you have an employer/sponsor who is paying your tuition fees you will need to provide via email a letter from your employer/sponsor detailing where the invoice should go. This letter should include your university registration number, which typically starts with G.

Please ensure any purchase order number or other relevant reference is included. The sponsor will be expected to make payment upon receipt of invoice.

Sponsor letters should be emailed to the Student Fees and Funding Team. If a sponsor letter is not received before billing begins students will receive an invoice directly in the first instance.

Option one: payment in full

Fees can be paid in full at or before enrolment using the UCLan Payment Portal or upon receipt of an invoice following enrolment.

Option two: payment by instalments

An instalment plan of three equal payments linked to the three Student Loan Company (SLC) payment dates as follows:

15 November 2024
6 January 2025
22 April 2025

You will receive an invoice containing instructions on how to pay your fees and you will be expected to make your payments on or before the due dates.

Option one: payment in full

Fees can be paid in full at or before enrolment using the UCLan Payment Portal or upon receipt of an invoice following enrolment.

Option two: payment by six direct debit instalments

Fees in excess of £400 can be paid by a six-month direct debit payment plan of six equal instalments as follows:

Starting on 1 December 2024 and finishing on 1 May 2025

Please complete an online direct debit form, available online by logging in to MyUCLan, clicking Services for Students, and then selecting the online direct debit option if you are eligible for this payment method. Follow the instructions to complete the direct debit mandate. You will be sent confirmation of the payment dates and amounts before the first payment is debited.

Alternatively contact Accounts Receivable as soon as you enrol to request a direct debit mandate to be sent through the post.

Option one: payment in full

Fees can be paid in full at or before enrolment using the UCLan Payment Portal or upon receipt of an invoice following enrolment.

Option two: payment by instalments

An instalment plan of three equal payments to reflect the payment of postgraduate loans to students by the SLC is available for fees in excess of £400 as follows:

Upon receipt of invoice
20 January 2025
6 May 2025

You will receive an invoice containing instructions on how to pay your fees and you will be expected to make your payments to UCLan on or before the due dates.

If you are a postgraduate research student and are required to pay bench fees, these must be paid in full at enrolment each year.

Option one: payment in full

Fees can be paid in full at or before enrolment using the UCLan Payment Portal or upon receipt of an invoice following enrolment.

Option two: payment by three instalments

An instalment plan of three equal payments to reflect the payment of postgraduate loans to students by the SLC is available for fees in excess of £400 as follows:

Upon receipt of invoice
20 January 2025
6 May 2025

Option three: payment by direct debit instalments

Fees in excess of £400 can be paid by a six month direct debit payment plan of six equal instalments as follows:

Starting on 1 December 2024 and finishing on 1 May 2025

Please complete an online direct debit form, available online by logging in to MyUCLan, clicking 'Services for Students', then selecting the online direct debit option if you are eligible for this payment method. Follow the instructions to complete the direct debit mandate. You will be sent confirmation of the payment dates and amounts before the first payment is debited.

If you are a postgraduate research student and are required to pay bench fees, these must be paid in full at enrolment each year.

Option one: payment in full

Fees can be paid in full at or before enrolment using the UCLan Payment Portal or upon receipt of an invoice following enrolment.

Option two: payment by six direct debit instalments

Fees in excess of £400 can be paid by a six-month direct debit payment plan of six equal instalments as follows:

Starting on 1 December 2024 and finishing on 1 May 2025

Please complete an online direct debit form, available online by logging in to MyUCLan, clicking 'Services for Students', then selecting the online direct debit option if you are eligible for this payment method. Follow the instructions to complete the direct debit mandate. You will be sent confirmation of the payment dates and amounts before the first payment is debited.

Alternatively, contact Accounts Receivable as soon as you enrol to request a Direct Debit mandate to be sent through the post.

Option three: payment by three instalments

An instalment plan of three equal payments to reflect the payment of postgraduate loans to students by the SLC is available for fees in excess of £400 as follows:

Upon receipt of invoice
6 January 2025
22 April 2025

The fees will be split into these instalment dates on the invoice and you will be expected to make payment on or before the due date.

For 2024/25 students

Standard fee courses: you'll be required to pay 50% of your first-year tuition fees as a deposit to release your CAS. The 50% balance will be due at the start of your second semester of study.

Non-standard fee courses: For our MBBS and BVMS programmes, you'll be required to pay a 30% deposit to release your CAS and the 70% balance will be due in two equal instalments in your second semester of study.

For 2024/2025 returning students

Payment in full or payment in two instalments is available. If paying in full this should be before the University’s published enrolment deadline and may entitle students to an Early Payment Bursary of £500.

If paying in instalments payment is required prior to enrolment and the second instalment is due on 20 January 2025. Those selecting instalments will be required to pay a £200 administration fee.

Note that there are separate fee payment conditions for international students undertaking the MBBS, BVMS and BDSI programmes.

The remaining balance for MBBS/BVMS must be paid as follows:

35% 13 January 2025
35% 25 April 2025

BDSI Students

For our BDSI programme, you'll be required to pay a 30% deposit to release your CAS and the 70% balance will be due in two equal instalments.

2024/25 new students (March enrolment)

£11,250 deposit due for CAS
£13,125 6 May 2025
£13,125 7 July 2025

2024/25 returning students

Returning students can pay in full on enrolment or split their payment into 3 instalments on the following dates;

£16,000 on enrolment
£16,000 13 January 2025
£16,000 25 April 2025

See our information on tuition fees for full details on the fee charging structure for international students.

If you are a postgraduate research student and are required to pay bench fees, these must be paid in full at enrolment each year.

For 2023/2024 Year 1 (new) students

A 50% payment of fees is required for your deposit to obtain your CAS. The remaining 50% of your fees need to be paid between 1 - 25 September 2023.

Please note that any payment made to the University is liable to be checked to ensure it is compliant and in line with University payment policies as well as wider legislation around Anti Money Laundering. As a result of this you may be required to provide additional information about the customer and payer in order for your payment(s) to be processed and accepted by the University. Please ensure you have all information available and ready for review. Any payment(s) which cannot be verified and checked maybe returned to source by the University Finance team.

If you know you are not going to be able to make a payment in line with an agreed date, please contact the Accounts Receivable team in Financial Services at the earliest opportunity. Where possible the team will work with you to come to a suitable agreement or payment arrangement.

Blackboard access is removed when a payment for tuition fees is more than 30 days overdue as a financial hold is applied. In order to reinstate this access, the outstanding balance of your tuition fee must be paid or a payment arrangement should be agree with the Accounts Receivable team. Access to Blackboard is usually restored within 24 hours of the payment or arrangement being made. Restricted access to Blackboard will mean that you will not be able to access learning materials, submit work or attend online assessments.

If you believe that your payments are all up to date or, that you have exceptional circumstances for non-payment, please contact the Accounts Receivable team on 01772 891828 (option 5) to discuss. Continued delays to making your payment may affect your ability to enrol onto further years of study, attend graduation or receive any certificates or transcripts

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UK students paying by bank transfer

UK students paying by card

International students

Further information on making payments or what to do if I miss or cannot make my payment

Obtaining a receipt

Instalment requests ‌

Bank transfers

Payment checks & reviews

Missed payments and payment difficulties

Useful information

Fees and funding

Cost of living support hub

Student Charter